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Sheinbaum Presents ‘Plan México’ to WEF Investors

Investors now weigh sector plans as Mexico prepares a separate innovation initiative.

Overview

  • The president outlined the strategy at Palacio Nacional to roughly 80 businesspeople from 17 countries and World Economic Forum representatives, who framed Mexico as well positioned to capture nearshoring investment.
  • Officials detailed targets that include 26,000 megawatts of new CFE generation with private participation, 158 power transmission projects, a Pemex production framework of 1.8 million barrels per day, expanded natural gas use, and large-scale road, rail, port and airport upgrades.
  • The plan also calls for building 1.7 million homes over six years, adding 200,000 upper‑secondary and 330,000 university seats, and cutting at least 50% of administrative procedures through simplification and digitalization.
  • Sheinbaum previewed the forthcoming "México, país de innovación" project featuring expanded STEM and technical training, a development‑bank vehicle for SME financing, engineering services and a National Artificial Intelligence Lab.
  • Government liaison Altagracia Gómez reported strong interest from pharmaceutical, logistics, agroindustry, tourism and finance firms, while media reported inconsistent pipeline figures, with most citing $258 million in identified projects and one report citing $298 billion.